Jewish Recyclables 

> > The Inland Revenue sent their auditor to a synagogue for their 
> > annual check. 
> > 
> > The auditor is doing all the usual checks, and then turns to the 
> > Rabbi 
> 
> > and says "I notice that you buy a lot of candles." 
> > 
> > "Yes" answered the Rabbi. 
> > 
> > "Well, what do you do with the candle drippings?" The auditor asked. 
> > 
> > "A good question" noted the Rabbi "We actually save them up, and 
> > when we have enough, we send them back to the candle maker. 
> > 
> > Every now and again, the candle maker sends us a free box of 
> > candles." 
> > 
> > "Oh" replied the auditor, somewhat disappointed that his unusual 
> > question actually had a practical answer. He decided to try again 
> > ... 
> > 
> > "Well what about all these Matzo purchases? You must gather lots of 
> > crumbs from all that bread, so what do you do with it?" 
> > 
> > "Ah yes" replied the Rabbi, unperturbed, "we actually collect up all 
> > the crumbs from the matzo. Once we have enough, we send them in a 
> > box to the manufacturer, and every once in a while, they send us a 
> > box of matzo balls." 
> > 
> > "Oh" replied the auditor, thinking hard about how to fluster the 
> > Rabbi. 
> > 
> > "Well tell me this, then, Rabbi" he continued "what do you do with 
> > all 
> 
> > the foreskins from the circumcisions?" 
> > 
> > "Yes, here too we do not waste" replied the Rabbi. "What we do is 
> > save 
> 
> > up all the foreskins, and when we have enough we parcel them up, and 
> > then send them to the Inland Revenue." 
> > 
> > "What?!! - the Inland Revenue?!?" questioned the auditor in 
> > disbelief. 
> > 
> > "Yes" replied the Rabbi, "Inland Revenue ... and in return, about 
> > once 
> 
> > a year, they send us a little prick like you."